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3. Tizzano 2. Ikitau 1. Valetini

How does ending a dispensation make any sense for a team that has been consitently struggling with results since re-entering the competition, let alone without any reasonable transition period? Fair enough if some of the Wallabies or quality players from the Rebels were getting sent our way, but...

I'd say it'd be in regards to RA saying we have to lose our foreign players because of the extra rebels players being available, but then not actually getting any decent rebels players

3. Valetini 2. Faessler 1. Williams

Yeah, a bit different, but probably worth giving Valetini and McReight a breather after playing a lot of Super Rugby minutes. They're also a known quantity.

I think Joe will want to see what a few more in the squad can do, giving him the required info to pick the best team for Georgia and give them time to build into the RC. 1. Hodgman 2. Faessler 3. Tupou 4. Frost 5. Williams 6. Hooper 7. Wright 8. Wilson 9. White 10. Donaldson 11. Daugunu 12...

No lineout stats? Really need those to make a proper comparison, since that's one of Cale's main points of difference.

1 Marley Pearce 2 Tom Horton 3 Sam Talakai 4 Josh Canham 5 Jeremy Williams 6 Rob Valetini 7 Carlo Tizzano 8 Harry Wilson 9 Jake Gordon 10 Ben Donaldson 11 Bayley Kuenzle (I believe he ended up on the wing after Spink came on) 12 Hamish Stewart 13 Len Ikitau 14 Tim Ryan 15 Jock Campbell

What? Callan isn't unproven. According to All.Rugby stats Ollie Callan has played 1280 minutes of Super Rugby and Pone 1402. They're both in similar positions - quality players who aren't getting game time because there are players in their squads that are just above them and are performing...

Would be good to send Ollie Callan (or a 7 from another aussie team who isn't getting game time) your way on a short term loan in a similar vein to how Pone has been loaned to the Tahs. He's unfortunately had very few opportunities at the Force this year since Tizzano has been going so well.

Jeremy Williams should be in the conversation for lock / 6 hybrid as well - he's been consistently excellent the last 2 years, especiially highlighted by how much the Force have struggled when he (and Rodda) haven't been in the side. With my Force tinted glasses on, I'd have him over all of the...

Recent injury update from the Force suggested Rodda, Williams, Wagner, Amone and Hoopert should be back available for this game. If the majority of those happen, it should make a huge difference to our forward pack that has been struggling

Looks very realistic to me.

You're allowed to contest the ball in the air. Players are allowed to make contact in the air as long as they are in a realistic position to contest and aren't intentionally taking an opposition player out. What happened to Swain because of the contact is inconsequential, just as it was when...

Shouldn't have been a card or a penalty. Fair contest in the air. Potter was in a realistic position to hit the ball back, and only had eyes for the ball. That's why the review took 10 seconds. That and the obstruction call were the turning points of the game.

Force Izack Rodda (quad) - injured at training, unknown length Feleti Kaitu'u (hamstring) - injured at training, unknown length Siosifa Amone (thumb) – “Dislocated his thumb in training and had surgery to repair his ligaments on Monday. 6-8-week return to play.” Felix Kalapu (hamstring) –...

Tickets not on sale until very late in the week would definitely have been a factor. Next week will be a better gauge, although the performances from the force and rebels this week certainly won't have helped

Possibly stupid question, but is Rugby Australia solvent given their RWC cost overruns, private equity deal falling through and currently unfulfilled search for additional debt?

Any news on how Ikitau's recovery is going? This weekend's game really highlighted how much we missed him on attack, defense and backline organisation.

It appears he is: link Ollie Hoskins would be a great get for both the Force and potentially the Wallabies. A locking duo of Rodda and Coleman would also be world class.